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just last month in the same poll, romney trailed by eight points. driving romney surge, a spike in republican enthusiasm, more republicans made it through pew's likely voter screen than democrats. and a larger group of registered voters, the candidates are tied at 46. while it's unlikely returns on election day make it unlikely in this pew sample that romney has the upper hand. and looking inside the pew numbers, we're looking at an unlikely -- now romney leads by six, 50-44. will we see that same shift in the battleground state polls? we'll have to see what happened what happens. >> this is the last day for voters to register to vote there, that's why they're both there. romney kicks off a two-day ohio journey, he'll be back in ohio again on friday. meanwhile the president holds an evening rally at ohio state university in columbus. by the way romney starts his day on a family farm in central iowa. another midwestern battleground state. paul ryan does his debate prep today in florida. the vice president signalled a new urgency to voters saying, quo
just last month in the same poll, romney trailed by eight points. driving romney surge, a spike in republican enthusiasm, more republicans made it through pew's likely voter screen than democrats. and a larger group of registered voters, the candidates are tied at 46. while it's unlikely returns on election day make it unlikely in this pew sample that romney has the upper hand. and looking inside the pew numbers, we're looking at an unlikely -- now romney leads by six, 50-44. will we see that...
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only silver lining for the romney campaign in this poll is in battleground states. romney closed the gap. he trails obama by only three points 49-46. last month romney was behind by eight points. three straight months in our battleground state demographic it was an eight-point gap there. overall just 22% say the choice of ryan makes it more likely to select romney. there are two ways to look at the race. the president's numbers are not budging and pessimistic views about the economy are baked in. president's approval isn't moving either. stuck in those high 40s. 48% in this one. and only 31% of voters less than a third of the country believe the country is better off than it was when obama became president. 42% said the country is worse off. the worst say no change. all of this should spell doom for the president. except the president is not trailing. so why is he ahead? here's another reason. he's beating romney in what i call the gut check questions. more on the poll in just a few minutes with our pollsters and take you through it but it's this who cares about ave
only silver lining for the romney campaign in this poll is in battleground states. romney closed the gap. he trails obama by only three points 49-46. last month romney was behind by eight points. three straight months in our battleground state demographic it was an eight-point gap there. overall just 22% say the choice of ryan makes it more likely to select romney. there are two ways to look at the race. the president's numbers are not budging and pessimistic views about the economy are baked...
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we've seen it in our own polling. is -- what i'm surprised as the republican superpac ads aren't having the same impact. why? >> the main asset that mitt romney brought to this race was his business experience. now much more of a liability. the republican superpacs are doing this widely disparate message on all sorts of things. >> are you hearing chatter that some are concerned the republican superpac ads aren't working? >> they've been active with the state and local races and senate races. the conservative cry is we have to take the senate. probably an argument the messages should be sharpened. the message the economy isn't succeeding, we get that. now what? >> big game. that is the so what and now what. shameless plugs go ahead. >> little rocky rung stingrays are going to the divisional swim meet this afternoon. we're going to wish them all luck so they can get all-star times. >> bill? >> awesome "new york times" editorial about secrecy. mitt romney's tax returns. >> mr. geraghty? >> happy birthday to my brother wh
we've seen it in our own polling. is -- what i'm surprised as the republican superpac ads aren't having the same impact. why? >> the main asset that mitt romney brought to this race was his business experience. now much more of a liability. the republican superpacs are doing this widely disparate message on all sorts of things. >> are you hearing chatter that some are concerned the republican superpac ads aren't working? >> they've been active with the state and local races...
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slew of national polls show how damaging romney's remark on the 47% has been to his campaign. the most recent national polls trails the president by 5 to 8 points. instead of punching a national message, romney seems to be making the parochial argument. yesterday in virginia, warned an american legion audience that devastating job losses were coming if congress and the president go through with the defense cuts called sequestration. >> the impact will be immediate and significant here in virginia. 136,000 jobs will be lost in virginia as a result of this move. >> and though romney wanted to focus on defense cuts, he couldn't avoid questions on the 47% comment. he was forced to defend himself in a series of local television interviews. >> is there a clarification you would offer to voters about what you meant? >> my campaign is about 100% of americans. my whole effort in running for president is to help those people that are struggling the most. this campaign and frankly my presidency if i become president is about helping people in the middle class have a better chance of maki
slew of national polls show how damaging romney's remark on the 47% has been to his campaign. the most recent national polls trails the president by 5 to 8 points. instead of punching a national message, romney seems to be making the parochial argument. yesterday in virginia, warned an american legion audience that devastating job losses were coming if congress and the president go through with the defense cuts called sequestration. >> the impact will be immediate and significant here in...
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a new quinnipiac poll out shows santorum is leading romney by six points in his home state, 41-35 among likely republican voters, single digits, folk, not good for santorum, especially if he loses tonight. pennsylvania's primary is april 24th. the calendar says to sd primary day but the words and actions of the republicans and democrats alike have the feel of the general election today. in a 12:30 speech to newspaper executives at the associated press lunch.the president will strike back at the republican budget plan. promoted by the guy who has been romney's constant companion in the trail the last 72 hours, congressman paul ryan. according to excerpts of the speech, the president will say broad-based prosperity never trick reallied down from the success of a wealthy few it has always come from the success of a strong and growing mild class. this congress hal republican budge pet, however, is something different all together. it's a trojan horse. disguised as a deficit reduction plan, it's really an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country. it's nothing but thinly veiled socia
a new quinnipiac poll out shows santorum is leading romney by six points in his home state, 41-35 among likely republican voters, single digits, folk, not good for santorum, especially if he loses tonight. pennsylvania's primary is april 24th. the calendar says to sd primary day but the words and actions of the republicans and democrats alike have the feel of the general election today. in a 12:30 speech to newspaper executives at the associated press lunch.the president will strike back at the...
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it tells you more than i think the polling itself. mitt romney in virginia. the president begins his blitz. all nonstop travel from here on out. we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] it's time for medicare open enrollment. are you ready? time to compare plans and see what's new. you don't have to make changes, but it's good to look. maybe you can find better coverage, save money, or both. and check out the preventive benefits you get after the health care law. ♪ medicare open enrollment. now's the time. visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios get on e-trade. set up a real plan. frank! oh wow, you didn't win? i wanna show you something... it's my shocked face. [ gasps ] [ male announcer ] get a retirement plan that works... at e-trade. >>> i guess we're going to say it's eight battleground states now since none is going to north carolina. wh
it tells you more than i think the polling itself. mitt romney in virginia. the president begins his blitz. all nonstop travel from here on out. we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] it's time for medicare open enrollment. are you ready? time to compare plans and see what's new. you don't have to make changes, but it's good to look. maybe you can find better coverage, save money, or both. and check out the preventive benefits you get after the health care law. ♪ medicare open...
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and while this is a bad poll for mitt romney, there is one silver lining. republican voters continue to express more interest and intensity than democratic voters. 80% of republicans call themselves a nine or ten when describing their interest level in this election on a scale of one to ten. it is a nine-point advantage over democrats collectively. it is a change from four years ago and it could be a factor on election day if republicans are more motivated to vote. it can make up one, two, maybe even three points in what you see in some of these polls. >>> this republican enthusiasm advantage though is critical and romney can't afford for his campaign missteps to dampen that fer vvor that is in his base. it explains how aggressive he was yesterday, not just in owning his closed door comments but in pushing back on the president. cameras were allowed into romney's fund-raisers for the first time yesterday and last night in texas he pushed the line the campaign promises we'll hear from him again today on the trail and which the campaign is pushing out in a me
and while this is a bad poll for mitt romney, there is one silver lining. republican voters continue to express more interest and intensity than democratic voters. 80% of republicans call themselves a nine or ten when describing their interest level in this election on a scale of one to ten. it is a nine-point advantage over democrats collectively. it is a change from four years ago and it could be a factor on election day if republicans are more motivated to vote. it can make up one, two,...
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i don't think the romney polling was that off. i do think, though, that we are -- not to take anything away from the obama campaign because what they did is really impressive. we have an economy that is improving. the unemployment rate dropped. >> everything was improving at the right time. >> you know what though? i cannot emphasize enough the importance of reaching out to a broad coalition of americans and including more people in this process. the importance of that. >> you guys are hanging out. if we start the hour semi-on time, apparently that's better. that's what they tell me. we're halfway through this supersized "daily rundown." we haven't gotten any sleep so we don't know what we're going to say. we're going to have san antonio mayor julian castro. he'll be on. plus we'll tell you where marijuana is now legal. the new amsterdam of the west and other developments from the down ballot initiative. we'll also have mike murphy. he always has something interesting to say in a turn of words. we're back more with even more "dail
i don't think the romney polling was that off. i do think, though, that we are -- not to take anything away from the obama campaign because what they did is really impressive. we have an economy that is improving. the unemployment rate dropped. >> everything was improving at the right time. >> you know what though? i cannot emphasize enough the importance of reaching out to a broad coalition of americans and including more people in this process. the importance of that. >> you...
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the romney campaign insists the contest is much closer than our poll shows. the x-factor may very well be early voting. 34% of likely voters say they have cast their ballots and the president is winning those 67% to 32%. among election day voters romney ahead. now republicans pointed out that 285 ohio early and absentee ballots have been received in iowa which is only 19% of the 2008 electorate in the state, less than 34% in our poll. 363,000 have been requested in the state, 38% of the 2008 electorate. closer to our 34%. a little transparency. voter models overstating early voters or are democrats more apt to say they pressured early? it is making election day vote nears early voters. i'm joined by our pollster for the states, the director of the marist poll. so, lyrics let's get right to it. like i said, the campaign disputing the iowa numbers, this early vote issue. that is a big difference between what's been reported and what folks told us in our poll. explain. >> well, there's a lot of reasons. first of all, let's look at the fact that turnout is likely
the romney campaign insists the contest is much closer than our poll shows. the x-factor may very well be early voting. 34% of likely voters say they have cast their ballots and the president is winning those 67% to 32%. among election day voters romney ahead. now republicans pointed out that 285 ohio early and absentee ballots have been received in iowa which is only 19% of the 2008 electorate in the state, less than 34% in our poll. 363,000 have been requested in the state, 38% of the 2008...
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well, mitt romney's hitting 50% in two different daily tracking polls. but the two swing state polls show it's a dead
well, mitt romney's hitting 50% in two different daily tracking polls. but the two swing state polls show it's a dead
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if you look at average of the polls, romney up one or two points but this is very much a toss-up state. demographics are favoring obama. absentee ballots look very good. >> what's changed from '04 florida to today florida? >> here's what you want to look at. you want to look a miami-dade, huge democratic margins there. >> that's bigger this time than in '04? >> they think it can be bigger. it was huge last time. you look around orlando area. >> not a swing county. >> not in the slightest. that's exploding puerto rican population. that's where obama's effort more than anywhere else. >> susan page, where is this race heading. two-week sprint. where is it headed? >> i think adam can be a little mean, by the way. we knew this was a close race, right? i don't think -- >> closer than you thought? >> i think it's -- i think it is now impossible to call. you know, there was a time when i thought president obama had a little bit of an edge right before that first debate. i think now it is impossible to predict who's going to win this election. >> what did you think of the body language last nig
if you look at average of the polls, romney up one or two points but this is very much a toss-up state. demographics are favoring obama. absentee ballots look very good. >> what's changed from '04 florida to today florida? >> here's what you want to look at. you want to look a miami-dade, huge democratic margins there. >> that's bigger this time than in '04? >> they think it can be bigger. it was huge last time. you look around orlando area. >> not a swing county....
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numbers that you just described before talking about romney's overseas trip that the polls showed romney having an advantage on the ideas question that people like his ideas better. even though he hasn't detailed his ideas. >> right. >> and obama meanwhile, there is still a problem that obama has as far as what -- well, interestingly enough, people trust him enough that he's got a very slight microscopic advantage, despite the economy. but romney sees an opening here to hammer away at that trust factor. the speech he gave gave as close to accusing the president of treason as he can get. >> that's funny, watching mike. he had mark mckenon, and steve schmidt on the campaign. highly critical of romney's speech thought it really struck exactly the wrong tone. i was trying to figure out which swing voters they can appealing to. they clearly weren't. >> i don't know. on mitt romney, his foreign policy, people favor his foreign policy. if you look at his track record in places like libya, an elegant solution. we didn't get military involved. we came to so far what is a relatively good solution.
numbers that you just described before talking about romney's overseas trip that the polls showed romney having an advantage on the ideas question that people like his ideas better. even though he hasn't detailed his ideas. >> right. >> and obama meanwhile, there is still a problem that obama has as far as what -- well, interestingly enough, people trust him enough that he's got a very slight microscopic advantage, despite the economy. but romney sees an opening here to hammer away...
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the polls reflect the growing sense, a matter of time before romney is the nominee. wisconsin voters said that 80% of them said they believe romney will win the nomination. two-thirds of santorum voters said romney will win the nomination. romney started to make a general election pitch, ignored his republican rivals and focused solely on the president trying to put meat on the bone of the argument he is trying to make. he is claiming that it is president obama that is o ut of touch with ordinary americans. >> it is enough to make you think that years of flying around in air force one surrounded by an adoring staff of true believers telling you you are great and you are doing a great job, it is enough to think you might become a little out of touch. >> behind the scenes, the romney campaign is saying this thing is over. publicly, romney didn't spike the football. instead, he basically gave santorum permission to stay in the race by asking for support in the primaries ahead. >> i'm asking the good people of pennsylvania and new york, rhode island, delaware, and connec
the polls reflect the growing sense, a matter of time before romney is the nominee. wisconsin voters said that 80% of them said they believe romney will win the nomination. two-thirds of santorum voters said romney will win the nomination. romney started to make a general election pitch, ignored his republican rivals and focused solely on the president trying to put meat on the bone of the argument he is trying to make. he is claiming that it is president obama that is o ut of touch with...
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>> we want mitt romney to be strong in the polls and to win the election. if you go back to 1980 at this point in the race, ronald reagan was down three points or four points in the gallup. mitt romney's basically tied or up one in the gallup polls. this thing has a long way to play out. the other thing, if you look at charlie cook and some independent prognosticators, they say there hasn't really been coattails anyway in the house. senate races are a little different animal than the house race. >> maybe the next chairman of the nrcc. republican from oregon, thanks for coming on. >>> apple's iphone 5 hits stores here in the u.s. about 90 minutes ago. does the phone frenzy boost wall street? it is a quadruple witching friday. becky quick, i grew up with learning these crazy witching fridays so -- so it is option friday. what are the three others? >> it is options and contracts and the futures and stock indexes on all of them. all four of them are expiring at the same time. usually that means you see some positive activity. in fact, if you looked at the quadr
>> we want mitt romney to be strong in the polls and to win the election. if you go back to 1980 at this point in the race, ronald reagan was down three points or four points in the gallup. mitt romney's basically tied or up one in the gallup polls. this thing has a long way to play out. the other thing, if you look at charlie cook and some independent prognosticators, they say there hasn't really been coattails anyway in the house. senate races are a little different animal than the...
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the first reads of the morning, in a new poll out this a.m., mitt romney has a 2-1 advantage over his closest competition with 35% of the vote. nearly three quarters of republicans believe romney will be the republican nominee. up from 40% a month ago. just five days to go from clenching a win in south carolina and riding a hat trick to be nomination. riding some of the most aggressive confess of the campaign questioning his job creation record, conservatism and his character. one of the night's most heated exchanges, rick santorum challenged the former massachusetts governor on a pro-romney ad that criticizes santorum for supporting voting rights for felons who have already served their time. >> should they be given the right to vote? >> governor romney? >> first of all, as you know, the pacs that run ads on various candidates as we unfortunately know -- >> answer the question first. >> we have plenty of time. i'll glet. do it in the order i want to do i'm asking you to answer the question. that's how you've got the time. it's actually my time. >> i don't think people committed viole
the first reads of the morning, in a new poll out this a.m., mitt romney has a 2-1 advantage over his closest competition with 35% of the vote. nearly three quarters of republicans believe romney will be the republican nominee. up from 40% a month ago. just five days to go from clenching a win in south carolina and riding a hat trick to be nomination. riding some of the most aggressive confess of the campaign questioning his job creation record, conservatism and his character. one of the...
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mayor, there is a georgia poll, 51/53 romney? >> no, about 51 romney, 47, 48 president obama. >> you think there is a little more of a hidden democrat vote there? >> no question. i think it will be closer. president obama got 48% of the vote in 2008. the numbers are going to be pretty consistent in the upcoming election. >> really, kasim reed, mayor of atlanta, thank you for coming on. >> thank you for having me, chuck. >>> all right. we're hearing from a romney advic adviser jim talent, next. >>> plus -- >> i lead with a great optimism for our country and continuie vital role of our democracy. >> one of the long-time impactful senators of his generation, remembering the late pennsylvania senator arlen specter. first, a look ahead at the schedules of mitt romney and president obama today. as you know, they are both holed up in the debate camp. you're watching the daily rundown, only on msnbc. [ humming ] [ humming ] [ male announcer ] kraft macaroni & cheese. you know you love it. oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, po
mayor, there is a georgia poll, 51/53 romney? >> no, about 51 romney, 47, 48 president obama. >> you think there is a little more of a hidden democrat vote there? >> no question. i think it will be closer. president obama got 48% of the vote in 2008. the numbers are going to be pretty consistent in the upcoming election. >> really, kasim reed, mayor of atlanta, thank you for coming on. >> thank you for having me, chuck. >>> all right. we're hearing from a...
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romney has closed the gap in ohio by just two points in that poll. pennsylvania a different story. president leads romney by eight points in the keystone state an even wider gap than the same poll five weeks ago. those numbers offer a good explanation for why romney's superpac is staying off in pennsylvania. pennsylvania votervise seen the ad that they are running. let's get to pennsylvania and wisconsin. twl is a wisconsin poll out that has the president up eight points there. we are about 20 minutes away from the opening bell. time for the market run down. jobs report tomorrow and seems like every day we think we know what is coming with the jobs report we get a piece of evidence like we just got a few minutes ago about jobless claims. >> the futures are pretty much flat. yesterday a disappointing number made people have jitters. the claims fell more than expected which was on the encouraging side. it will be interesting to see what we get tomorrow. we got april retail sales numbers out. sales slowing a bit in the month of april. also following target today no longer selling the
romney has closed the gap in ohio by just two points in that poll. pennsylvania a different story. president leads romney by eight points in the keystone state an even wider gap than the same poll five weeks ago. those numbers offer a good explanation for why romney's superpac is staying off in pennsylvania. pennsylvania votervise seen the ad that they are running. let's get to pennsylvania and wisconsin. twl is a wisconsin poll out that has the president up eight points there. we are about 20...
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mitt romney but only by four points, 50-46 that poll had the president up 12 last month. new jersey, the president leads 51-43, similar to september's numbers. one thing i have noticed here, by the way, you are seeing some shifts in places the president is going to carry these states more than likely, barring something catastrophic for his camp campaign but if you noticed consolidation among republican leaders to romney, does explain some of the bigger bumps we have seen in national polls, smaller bumps in the battlegrounds. ing to keep in mind. finally, some sad news to report today, 1972 democrat presidential nominee, long-time south dakota senator george mcgovern has been admitted to a hospice in sioux falls. his daughter says the 90-year-old is coming to the end of his life. >>> well, it may seem time-honored these days but realize the televised town hall is younger than lindsay lohan? tonight will be the sixth of its kind. we look at the highs and lows of the first five. may not surprise to discover you the idea was hatched in 1992 by bill clinton who thrived in town
mitt romney but only by four points, 50-46 that poll had the president up 12 last month. new jersey, the president leads 51-43, similar to september's numbers. one thing i have noticed here, by the way, you are seeing some shifts in places the president is going to carry these states more than likely, barring something catastrophic for his camp campaign but if you noticed consolidation among republican leaders to romney, does explain some of the bigger bumps we have seen in national polls,...
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and romney is struggling personally. that's what we had been finding in our own polling. last month his favorable rating has eroded. they now have him in negative territory. in the fox poll, the negative rating is down a whopping 11 points. what do these numbers mean for romn romney? as he sets off on a four-day bus tour starting tomorrow, they raised the stakes for the vp pick and convention. we said it's important for romney to make a move in august. that's even truer now that it's august 10th. it's been a bare-knuckle campaign. while condemning the negativity and the dire warnings of shower of attack ads, here's the president yesterday in colorado. >> we've got less than three months left in this election. less than three months. you will see more negative ads, more money spent than you've ever seen in your life. >> the campaigns and especially the super-pacs are hammering a week this weeks one stepped over the line that complies a woman's death from cancer could have been prevented in bain capital had not shut down the steel plant where her husband worked. >> that's w
and romney is struggling personally. that's what we had been finding in our own polling. last month his favorable rating has eroded. they now have him in negative territory. in the fox poll, the negative rating is down a whopping 11 points. what do these numbers mean for romn romney? as he sets off on a four-day bus tour starting tomorrow, they raised the stakes for the vp pick and convention. we said it's important for romney to make a move in august. that's even truer now that it's august...
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a new poll working. the quinnipiac poll showing a ten-point gap. yesterday, showing romney down 8. ohio has been a problem for romney since the primaries when of all the midwestern states it with us the closest one where rick santorum nearly pulled off an upset. it's certainly the toughest in the badleground. the problem for romney is if he concedes ohio to obama, the president is simile one state away from a win. it's not a florida or virginia. he's a wisconsin away, a nevada away. that's the real problem here. the romney campaign needs ohio back. like this line yesterday, they tried to hammer obama on taxes. take a listen. >> he's got one new idea. i admit this. he has one thing he did not do in his first four years he said he's going to do in the next four years which is to raise taxes. is there anybody who thinks raising taxes will help grow the economy? >> no. >> ryan's expression back there when he looks over at portman, kind of intriguing. it would be curious what a thought bubble would be going on over there. but it's a little bit of a change for romney. he had often been a
a new poll working. the quinnipiac poll showing a ten-point gap. yesterday, showing romney down 8. ohio has been a problem for romney since the primaries when of all the midwestern states it with us the closest one where rick santorum nearly pulled off an upset. it's certainly the toughest in the badleground. the problem for romney is if he concedes ohio to obama, the president is simile one state away from a win. it's not a florida or virginia. he's a wisconsin away, a nevada away. that's the...
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you guys had a poll out today, 51-45 that had romney ahead. this seems to be saturday same story that larry is hearing in virginia, i hear in florida, where the two sides insist they're ahead because they believe in two different world views of what the electorate is going to look like. >> i hear the same thing that both sides are convinced they're up by a point or two and this is a margin of error race. today was the last day of early voting in florida. democrats are up about 104,000 votes over republican votes, but that's significantly less than the advantage they had four years ago. >> a number i heard adam was 160, i think, is what somebody told me if they get to 160, 200, somewhere in that range, they think they can win -- that they'll get enough on election day to pull that off. that sounds like they're going to fall short. >> it's sounds like they're going to fall short and we've got early voting lines of five hours in more in places like miami. i saw a thousand people waiting in line in st. petersburg today. if they come slightly short
you guys had a poll out today, 51-45 that had romney ahead. this seems to be saturday same story that larry is hearing in virginia, i hear in florida, where the two sides insist they're ahead because they believe in two different world views of what the electorate is going to look like. >> i hear the same thing that both sides are convinced they're up by a point or two and this is a margin of error race. today was the last day of early voting in florida. democrats are up about 104,000...
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romney trails the president by 20-plus points in our latest nbc news-"wall street journal" poll on the question of which candidates cares more about "average people." on fox news romney did his best to talk and be the regular guy. >> i got a three-pack of shirt from costco. >> yeah. he's wearing them all the time now. i'm like, that shirt looks pretty good. i got it at costco. >> romney acknowledged to "usa today" that the obama campaign's negative ads have taken a toll on his own personal image saying i do think the president's campaign of personal vilification and demonization probably draws some people away from me. in an interview with the associated press, the president previewed that counter offensive. we'll hear from democrats all this week. >> he has signed up for positions, extreme positions, that are very consistent with positions a number of house republicans have taken. whether he actually believes in those or not, i have no doubt that he would carry forward some of the things that he's talked about. >> we saw that messaging by the way yesterday with democrats. they want to
romney trails the president by 20-plus points in our latest nbc news-"wall street journal" poll on the question of which candidates cares more about "average people." on fox news romney did his best to talk and be the regular guy. >> i got a three-pack of shirt from costco. >> yeah. he's wearing them all the time now. i'm like, that shirt looks pretty good. i got it at costco. >> romney acknowledged to "usa today" that the obama campaign's...
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they have something that every other poll has shown. a gender gap. >> mitt romney has done well with women not only because he is doing well in the suburbs, but because he does well with women. >> it is, but my question s we all sit here and say mitt romney hurt himself, but women have been turned off by the republican brand right now. that's the bigger problem. >> but something he can come back to and ann romney is popular with women and she focuses on the economy. having her will be a big asset. he clicks with women on the trail. he has a business message and he's a soccer dad persona. >> prescribing what romney has to do, but how much work does he have to do? >> a steep uphill climb. the republicans have looked like they have a whole agenda that is out of step with younger women particularly. if you see the big movement, it's women under 40, under 50, who made a massive movement over to the democratic party. that's the contraception debate and planned parenthood attacks. women waking up and realizing that the republican party has a s
they have something that every other poll has shown. a gender gap. >> mitt romney has done well with women not only because he is doing well in the suburbs, but because he does well with women. >> it is, but my question s we all sit here and say mitt romney hurt himself, but women have been turned off by the republican brand right now. that's the bigger problem. >> but something he can come back to and ann romney is popular with women and she focuses on the economy. having her...
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and to win, i need to poll at 15% against obama and romney. and when my name is included, when my name is in the polls right now, i'm anywhere from seven to nine between the two of them. so that is a possibility. and there's also the impetus that i think comes with ron paul's candidacy coming to an end. now, he has said that it's -- that he's not going to win the nomination, but i think there are still holdouts, and i think that that will be something that will also come to play in all of this. >> well, you bring up ron paul, isn't that an acknowledgement that you're going to take, that your candidacy is likely to take -- that any votes you take away from the two major candidates, you're more likely taking more votes from the republican side, considering that ron paul really organized the libertarian movement within the republican party. >> well, and so where they have polled, chuck, in the states that they have polled, it's been an absolute mixed bag. in new mexico, i take more votes from obama than i do romney. >> well, does some of that hav
and to win, i need to poll at 15% against obama and romney. and when my name is included, when my name is in the polls right now, i'm anywhere from seven to nine between the two of them. so that is a possibility. and there's also the impetus that i think comes with ron paul's candidacy coming to an end. now, he has said that it's -- that he's not going to win the nomination, but i think there are still holdouts, and i think that that will be something that will also come to play in all of this....
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mitt romney eked out twin victories on saturday one at the cpac straw poll and the maine caucus winning each by a few hundred votes. he survived the weekend without solving his problems with conservative conservatives. in maine, romney scraped by ron paul by 194 totals votes winning 39% of the vote and keeping paul off 2012 winner board. the wins were enough to calm nervous supporters with a two-week hold before the next primaries on the calendar. nothing this weekend indicated that romney has figured out his severe problem with conservatives. at cpac romney used that word conservative two dozen times and sounded like he was making the case he's becoming a conservative rather than demonstrating proof he already is one. severely. watch. >> this must be our greatest hour as conservatives. i know conservatism because i have lived conservatism. i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> immediately talkers on the right jumped on that last line. here's rush limbaugh on his show on friday. >> i have never heard anybody say i'm severely conservative. i don't want to get inundated by
mitt romney eked out twin victories on saturday one at the cpac straw poll and the maine caucus winning each by a few hundred votes. he survived the weekend without solving his problems with conservative conservatives. in maine, romney scraped by ron paul by 194 totals votes winning 39% of the vote and keeping paul off 2012 winner board. the wins were enough to calm nervous supporters with a two-week hold before the next primaries on the calendar. nothing this weekend indicated that romney has...
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in our new nbc/marist wisconsin poll, mitt romney leads seven points among likely voters. ron paul sits at 11 and in gingrich is at single digits in 8%. two-way race romney's lead narrows but barely, ahead 46-41. this republican race, demographics are destiny and demographics spell trouble for santor santorum, wisconsin looks more like illinois where romney won deceasively than it does like ohio where he only pulled out a very narrow victory. it's as simple as one group, evangelicals, only 41% of likely voters in our poll identified themselves as evangelical christians closer to the 43% number in illinois. a long way from the 49% in places like ohio. where santorum has won evangelicals averaged 75% of the population. in iowa he practically lived for six months. of course, wisconsin is in the middle of a historic ideological battle and the recall effort on governor scott walker is dominating voters' attention. according to our poll 41% of likely republican voters are following the recall a lot more closely than the republican presidential race. for now that recall is lookin
in our new nbc/marist wisconsin poll, mitt romney leads seven points among likely voters. ron paul sits at 11 and in gingrich is at single digits in 8%. two-way race romney's lead narrows but barely, ahead 46-41. this republican race, demographics are destiny and demographics spell trouble for santor santorum, wisconsin looks more like illinois where romney won deceasively than it does like ohio where he only pulled out a very narrow victory. it's as simple as one group, evangelicals, only 41%...
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the detroit news poll puts him at 34% over mitt romney's 30%. romney's home state now turning into a must win for him. he is expected to get a boost from michigan's governor who will officially endorse him later today. he has been blanketing the airwaves with ads. >>> james is a national correspondent for the "atlantic" where he wrote the cover story "obama explained" and jim correspondent for the "new york times." james, how did mitt romney get to this point? what happened? >> i think this is the culmination of a poorly executed campaign all of the way along. he's had this dilemma where on the one hand he seemed inevitable. that's the reputation coming into this year. but as he's had to sort of explain his past positions on the auto bailout, on this health care plan in massachusetts, he sort of managed to alienate himself both from the conservative base and general electorate he might have to face if he's in nominee. >> four years ago when he ran for president he announced the henry ford museum
the detroit news poll puts him at 34% over mitt romney's 30%. romney's home state now turning into a must win for him. he is expected to get a boost from michigan's governor who will officially endorse him later today. he has been blanketing the airwaves with ads. >>> james is a national correspondent for the "atlantic" where he wrote the cover story "obama explained" and jim correspondent for the "new york times." james, how did mitt romney get to this...
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. >>> and a parade of polls this week show president obama in the lead over mitt romney. in michigan, a new cnn poll puts the president up 52-44. a state where romney grew up and where they are trying to put it in play. fox news polls give the president the edge in three key states. the president leading romney by seven points in ohio in this fox poll and virginia with a five-point lead in florida matching a lot of other polls this week including our own last week. big senate race numbers are also out. after a year long tie, "the washington post" poll has tim kaine leading george allen by eight points. that race was tied last week. in wisconsin, democrat tammy baldwin leads republican tommy thompson by nine points. a complete reversal from the poll a month ago which had thompson up nine. and with four other polls showing democrat elizabeth warren leading republican senator scott brown in massachusetts, a boston herald poll paints a different picture. they have scott brown with one of his largest leads over her in their polling at 49-45. have to love massachusetts. five po
. >>> and a parade of polls this week show president obama in the lead over mitt romney. in michigan, a new cnn poll puts the president up 52-44. a state where romney grew up and where they are trying to put it in play. fox news polls give the president the edge in three key states. the president leading romney by seven points in ohio in this fox poll and virginia with a five-point lead in florida matching a lot of other polls this week including our own last week. big senate race...